The United Nations Micronesia Marshall Islands National Study 2024/25

The national study of Marshall Islands is intended to be an up-to-date source of information on the development situation and challenges in the country, thereby serving as a decision-making tool. This study contributes towards achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in the country.

As a structural basis for this national study, the five pillars (or 5Ps) of the 2030 Agenda have been used, namely: people, prosperity, planet, peace and partnerships. The study concludes by identifying the most likely and damaging risks to the development process and discussing key challenges and opportunities that are likely to have the most impact on achieving the SDGs in Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands is a small island developing State in the Pacific, with an economy primarily dependent on foreign aid and the government’s economic activities, predominantly in the services sector. The island nation is among the countries with the highest standards of living in the Pacific, and classified as an upper-middle-income country. In particular, Marshall Islands benefits from grants issued under the Compact of Free Association (CoFA) with the United States, which was most recently renewed in October 2023.